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Meaning of take a shit | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To defecate.
    colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar
  2. To fail or malfunction.
    UK, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, a, shit.

Equivalents

Bosanski posrati
Hrvatski posrati
Polski nasrać przesrać
Српски posrati

Examples

“Is Rachel still taking a shit? We gotta go now.”
“I had to use the stairs because the lift took a shit this morning.”
“Take a shit and a pair of tweezers from the front desk and sit back down at your dissection microscopes.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

take a shot in the dark take a sight take a spill take a stab at take a stand take a step back

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